The Recorder of Birmingham: A Memoir of Matthew Davenport Hill : with Selections from His CorrespondenceMacmillan, 1878 - 515 páginas |
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Página 197 - The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail — its roof may shake — the wind may blow through it — the storm may enter — the rain may enter — but the King of England cannot enter ! — all his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement...
Página 436 - Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, many opinions ; for opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making.
Página 306 - When his name is up, his industry is not down, thinking to plead not by his study, but his credit. Commonly, physicians, like beer, are best when they are old ; and lawyers, like bread, when they are young and new.
Página 185 - Let a man be what he will, when he comes here, he is soon as bad as the rest ; a man's heart is taken from him, and there is given to him the heart of a beast.
Página 47 - Acre's courage, oozing out of my fingers' ends. The court decided against us, erroneously as I of course thought, for the young advocate is always on the right side. The next morning I got up early to look at the newspapers, which I expected to see full of our case. In an obscure corner,and in a small type, I found a few words given as the speeches of my leaders : and I also read that " Mr followed on the same side.
Página 274 - WHEREAS the common sale of intoxicating liquors is a fruitful source of crime, immorality, pauperism, disease, insanity, and premature death, whereby not only the individuals who give way to drinking habits are plunged into misery, but grievous wrong 5 is done to the persons and property of Her Majesty's subjects at large, and the public rates and taxes are greatly augmented...
Página 209 - ... wherever the legislature has left them discretionary power. And if this be true of judges who, sitting together for month after month, are worn into an approach to mental uniformity, the differences of apportionment between one court and another must be acknowledged to be so great as to destroy all hope that crimes will meet, as a rule, with their desert — neither more nor less. In our attempts to award pain according to desert, we are fated to err either on the side of mercy or of severity....
Página 210 - ... example and evil associations ? Has he been previously convicted, so frequently as to make it clear that he has adopted crime as his calling or profession ; or is his deviation from honesty an exception, and not made in pursuance of his rule of life ? All these, and many other points for consideration, will rise up in the mind of a thoughtful judge, but they assuredly will not be dealt with by any two minds so as to result in precisely the same infliction. And if we take into account the modifications...
Página 274 - Kile of intoxicating liquors is a fruitful source of crime, immorality, pauperism, disease, insanity, and premature death, whereby not only the individuals who give way to drinking habits are plunged into misery, but grievous wrong is done to the persons and property of her majesty's subjects at large, and the public rates and taxes are greatly augmented; and whereas it is right and expedient to confer upon the ratepayers of cities, boroughs, parishes. and townships, the power to prohibit such common...
Página 194 - 1. The power of revoking or altering the License of a Convict will most certainly be exercised in case of his misconduct. " 2. If, therefore, he wishes to retain the privilege, which by his good behaviour under Penal Discipline he has obtained, he must prove by his subsequent conduct that he is really worthy of Her Majesty's clemency.